Conference Programme

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If you have questions in regards of the programme, please contact program2025@epath.eu.

Keynote presentations

Wednesday 03/09/2025

08:00-09:00: Registration pre-conference training day and pre-conference surgeon-only day (Foyer Audimax)

Programme pre-conference training day: (Abstracts)

9.00: Keynote sessions
10.30: Coffee break (provided by EPATH)
11.00: Keynote sessions
12.30: Break (no catering provided)
13.30: Case discussions
15.00: Coffee break (provided by EPATH)
15.30: case discussions
17.00: Closing

Note: click here to see a more extensive programme.

Programme pre-conference surgeon-only day: (Abstracts)

9.00: Session I
10.30: Coffee break (provided by EPATH)
11.00: Session II
12.30: Break (no catering provided)
13.30: Session III
15.00: Coffee break (provided by EPATH)
15.30: Session IV
17.00: Closing

Note: the topics of the pre-conference sessions will be announced soon.

18:00-20:00 Early registration main conference* (Foyer Audimax)

*During the early registration timeslot, attendees are invited to join a workshop on gender-affirming products and their importance for trans* health. Led by the Fuck Yeah Sexshop, the session will explore the positive impact of these products on gender dysphoria and their role in trans* people’s lives, featuring a diverse selection including binders, tucking underwear, packers, and more. The 1.5-hour workshop offers space for discussion and questions and is designed for health professionals and researchers of all genders, with an opportunity to handle products after the presentation. Participation is limited to 40 people on a first-come, first-served basis.

*We also organize a Queer City Tour through St. Pauli, world-famous as a harbour district, a hub of entertainment, and a historic red-light area, but it’s also been a vibrant part of trans and queer history. More info here.

Thursday 04/09/2025

8:00-9:00 Registration (Foyer Audimax)

9:00-10:30 Plenary Opening Session:

- Opening by EPATH President Annelou de Vries & Conference host Timo Nieder
- Welcome by Maryam Blumenthal, Hamburg’s senator for science, research and equality
- Asa Radix (USA): Transgender Health at a Crossroads: Global Challenges and the Role of Evidence-Based Care
- Marcus Altfeld (Germany): Modulation of Immunity by Steroid Hormones and its Implications for Transgender Health

10:30-11:00 Coffee break

11:00-12:30 Parallel sessions I

12:30-13:30 Lunch break

13:30-15:00 Parallel sessions II

15:00-15:30 Coffee break

15:30-17:00 Round tables I

17:00-18:00 Poster presentations

18:30-20:00: Public Session (open to the public):

20:00-22:00 Welcome Reception & Food

Friday 05/09/2025

08:30-09:30: General Assembly meeting (EPATH-members only)

09:30-10:30 Plenary Session “The year in review” (part I): This recurrent session offers a synoptic review of notable new literature in various sub-specialties of transgender care.

10:30-11:00 Coffee Break

11:00-12:30 Plenary Session “The year in review” (part II).

12:30-13:30 Lunch break

13:30-15:00 Parallel sessions III

15:00-15:30 Coffee break

15:30-17:00 Interdisciplinary parallel sessions

17:30-18:30 Fun Run (5K)

20:00 Party (location: Karoline)

Saturday 06/09/2025

09:00-10:00 Plenary Session “Transgender Health Care in Europe”: This recurrent session offers insight in the organisation of health care in various countries on the European continent.

10:00-10:30 Coffee break

10:30-12:00 Parallel sessions IV

12:15-12:45 Plenary Closing Ceremony

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